Cutting Tool Engineering

Industry News • July 17, 2026

Pomini Tenova, Siemens strengthen partnership to advance roll grinder revamping solutions

Pomini Tenova, a Tenova brand and a supplier of roll shop equipment and services, and Siemens, a leading technology company, strengthened their long-standing partnership to support customers in the revamping and modernization of roll grinders. Building on over four decades of joint projects and nearly 1,000 Pomini Tenova machines already equipped exclusively with Siemens technologies, the partnership enters its next phase.

Video • July 16, 2026

Innovative 4 Cutting Edged Insert for Internal Grooving and Turning

Designed for internal grooving, ISCAR’s QUICK-I-GROOVE is the innovative solution engineered for precision, productivity, and profitability. Featuring four cutting edges, a rigid clamping design, and coolant delivery to the cutting zone, QUICK-I-GROOVE delivers exceptional accuracy, repeatability, and tool life. Its versatile insert design fits both right- and left-hand holders, simplifying inventory while maximizing flexibility on the shop floor.

Industry News Sponsored Content July 3, 2026

Delivering Precision Components Delivers Growth

TL Aerotek grew from a small shop into a larger precision-components operation by combining Expand Machinery systems with Mitsubishi Electric automation and LoadMate Plus robotic machine tending.

Product • July 16, 2026

Machining center processes parts from roughing to finishing in a single setup

The HU63A-5XT 5-axis horizontal machining center from Mitsui Seiki USA is a high-precision millturn system that provides aerospace manufacturers with accurate milling and turning capabilities for complete part processing from roughing to finishing in a single setup. The company says that this “virtually” ensures that even the most complex components are machined to spec the first time around.

Article • July 15, 2026

Material Matters: Reducing Carbide Use as Tungsten Prices Rise

As the cost of tungsten rapidly rises, cutting tool manufacturers focus on developing inserts that reduce carbide consumption while boosting productivity. By Alan Richter Like so many other commodities, the price of tungsten ammonium paratungstate (APT), which is used to make carbide cutting tools, has moved in only one direction: up — way up.

Industry News • July 16, 2026

MSC Industrial Supply showcases end-to-end metalworking expertise

At IMTS 2026, MSC Industrial Supply Co. will highlight how it supports manufacturers through metalworking products, inventory management solutions, production fasteners, hardware and on-site technical expertise. MSC will feature real-world customer applications, live demonstrations, and metalworking specialists available to discuss machining performance, process optimization, and operational efficiency.

Industry News • July 15, 2026

CERATIZIT cites U.S. tungsten stockpile plan as supply chain security milestone

Aplanned joint venture between Plansee U.S. Holding Corp. and Manhattan Five Partners LLC is intended to strengthen tungsten supply security in the United States, according to a May 19 statement from the CERATIZIT Group, a Plansee Group business area.

Industry News • July 15, 2026

Cutting Tool Shipments Up 2% from January to February 2026

Shipments of cutting tools, measured by the Cutting Tool Market Report, a collaboration between AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology and the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI), totaled $225.1 million in February 2026. Orders increased 2% from January 2026 and were up 12.8% from February 2025.

Article • July 15, 2026

How to Get the Most from ISO and Proprietary Inserts

All businesses feel the pressure to improve productivity, precision and profitability. For machine shops, one of the most influential decisions — yet often misunderstood — involves choosing the right turning insert for the job. With countless insert types, coatings and geometries available, understanding when to use ISO-standard inserts versus proprietary options can significantly impact your throughput, part quality and tool life.

Industry News • July 13, 2026

PRAB promotes testing programs for scrap processing, fluid recycling decisions

According to the company, testing metal chips, turnings, swarf, coolants and process fluids under application-specific conditions can provide empirical data to guide equipment selection, scrap value improvement, volume-handling capacity and projected return on investment. PRAB says this approach can help manufacturers address rising disposal costs and environmental requirements, and recover more value from waste streams.

Industry News • July 13, 2026

GPT gearhead family

The GPT gearhead family from Faulhaber can be flexibly combined with various motors from the standard range, such as motors from the flat BXT brushless family or the brushless DC drives from the microdrive experts. During development, they were specifically designed to work with the DC drives of the GXR/SXR gearhead family, which allows for perfectly matched combinations of encoders, drives and gearheads.

Industry News • July 10, 2026

Sunnen Products, TIBO Tiefbohrtechnik form alliance to expand deep hole machining

Sunnen Products Company, a supplier of precision honing and bore finishing technologies, and TIBO Tiefbohrtechnik GmbH, a specialist in deep hole drilling machines and systems, have entered into a strategic alliance to expand their global capabilities in deep hole machining solutions.

Article • July 15, 2026

Power Generation: Machining Big, Heavy, Expensive Components

‘Everything is big, heavy and expensive’ for shops serving the energy industry. By Christopher Tate Each segment of manufacturing has unique characteristics. Automotive machining is characterized by high volume and low margins. Aerospace is highly regulated with tight tolerances. Medical machining is also highly regulated with difficult to machine alloys.